CLP notification

The new rules of classification (labels and data sheets) according to CLP come into force on 1 December 2010 for pure substances and on 1 June 2015 for mixtures. However, importers and manufactures in the EU must not later than 3 January 2011 notify the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) in Finland of classification and labelling of all hazardous substances.

What must be notified?

All hazardous (classified) substances on the market by 1 December 2010 must be notified not later than 3 January 2011. Substances placed on the market after 1 December 2010 must be notified not later than one month after they have been marketed.

Pure substances and substances in mixtures/products must be notified - irrespective of the quantity (however, substances in mixtures must only be notified if their content is so high that their classification has an effect on the mixture).

Articles

As a manufacturer or importer of an article CLP is only relevant for you if you manufacture or import an explosive article or when REACH necessitates registration of or information about a substance in an article (iif the ntended liberation of the chemical substance > 0.1 w/w % and > 1 tonne of the substance is imported/manufactured annually). 

Who must notify?

Read more here > Who must notify? 

Where do you make the notification?

Notifications are made to the ECHA. The agency makes and maintains an inventory of notified classifications and labellings in a publicly available database. This exists parallel with the 'List of harmonised classification and labelling of hazardous substances'.

What must a notification contain?

• Company name
• Substance identity 
• Classification of the substance according to CLP 
• The reason why particular classifications are not provided 
• The substance's specific concentration limit and M-factor  
• Labelling elements for the substance

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